MARLOW NEWSLETTER - Marlow Navigation

MARLOW NEWSLETTER 

4TH ISSUE - JUNE 2009

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June 2009 4th Issue 

Contents Pages 

Letter from the Chairman 2-3 

Message from the Editorial Team 4 

The Winners of the Photo Contest 5 

Crisis in the Shipping Industry 6 

European Union European Security and Defence Policy 7-9 

Introduction to Marlow Offices 10-23 

Maritime Hotel Rotterdam - “Stella Maris” 24 

M/V “Dorian” - Rescue Operation 25 

Marlow Navigation Social Events 26-31 

Training 32-35 

Activities On Board 36-37 

Marine Story 38-39 

25 Years Award 39 

Watch Giving - 10 Years 40 

Long Serving Seamen 41-44 

Winners of Photo Contest - 3rd Issue 45 

Features 46-48

Dear friends and colleagues, 

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June 2009 

In the last issue I already mentioned the dark clouds hanging over the world 

economy in general and shipping in particular. Unfortunately, at 

the time of writing this message, it has become 

apparent that all the negative and pessimistic 

forecast’s available then have become a sad 

reality. We therefore have to prepare ourselves 

for some very challenging times in shipping, 

especially for container vessels, which account 

for approximately 50% of the crew managed 

Fleet of Marlow. In times like these our primary 

objective can only be to promote the co-operation 

between all parties involved. If we all contribute towards 

this common goal then we feel confident that we will overcome this difficult 

period. 

But there is not only gloom in shipping and from here onwards I will concentrate 

on more positive issues. 

Marlow and its Ship owning clients always maintained that “Crew Training” is of 

primary importance not only to our Company but to the shipping industry as a 

whole. In 2006 the foundations for the new Agency Building and Training 

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Center in Manila were laid. This year in February 2009, I am pleased to announce 

the completion of the final stage of this project. Marlow Navigation Training 

Center (MNTC) is now fully operational, accepting new cadets who will soon be 

joining you on board after having completed their chosen training courses. 

In addition, I am very proud to inform you that our company was the recipient of 

the “Cyprus Award for Services 2007” presented by the Cyprus Ministry of 

Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce. I had the privilege to 

receive the award on the 31st of March, 2009 from the President of the Republic 

of Cyprus, Mr. Demitris Christofias at a special ceremony. This award is 

dedicated to each and every person who has contributed to the success of our 

company. 

Concluding, I would like to advise you that although we expect more difficulties 

ahead, I am confident that with all your support, we will all sail trough the stormy 

weather ahead. . . . . 

Mr. Hermann Eden receiving the 

Award from the President of the 

Republic of Cyprus - 

Mr. Demitris Christofias 

Hermann Eden 

Chairman

Hello to all our readers, 

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We thank you all, for the 

positive feedback we have 

received so far. It inspires us to do a 

better job and to publish a newsletter that 

is worthy of our readers. We must 

also mention the contribution that 

our colleagues and seafarers have made 

and the material they have 

provided for the previous and current 

publication. 

In this issue we will continue to introduce 

further, our worldwide network. We will 

continue with Cyprus where we will be 

focusing on the Technical, Procurement 

and Quality Departments. We continue 

also with the introduction of the 

remaining offices in Romania and 

The Netherlands. 

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M e s s a g e F r o m T h e E d i t o r i a l T e a m 

Finally, we can see that you have all 

adopted the spirit of our photo 

competition. In the last issue (3rd issue), 

we published the four 1st. winning photos 

and now we have the photos of the 

winners receiving their prize as seen on 

page 45. 

Keep those amazing photos coming in 

since the contest still goes on. Please send 

to email address: 

newsletter@marlow.com.cy or by post 

to our full style address (see back cover 

page), with a short description and your 

details. 

“We hope that you will enjoy 

reading this issue” 

Editorial Team 

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T h e W i n n e r s o f t h e P h o t o C o n t e s t 

We would like to congratulate the four winners of the photo contest. To collect 

your prize get in touch with your manning agency. 

“Tide out” 

2nd Winner: Capt. Victor Surmin 

“After a hard day’s of work - no 

complaints” 

4th Winner: Chief Officer 

Arnold Gonzales 

“Tight rope working at sea” 

1st Winner: Chief Officer 

Jerico T. Villanueva 

“Every morning has a promise of 

new hope and beginning” 

3rd Winner: Chief Officer 

Christophere Adarlo

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At the present time, the financial 

crisis and how it has affected our 

industry is of primary concern to us all. 

Our attempt is not to clarify all aspects of 

this subject, but rather, to give a simple 

overview on the primary mechanics that 

have influenced our industry to its 

present situation. 

As a direct consequence of the current 

financial situation, the daily hires for 

medium-sized ships carrying iron ore, 

grain, coal and cement as well as 

containers have substantially been 

reduced. Today, you can hire the same 

ships for considerably reduced rates than 

a year or even six months ago. 

Freight rates are under pressure due to a 

slowdown in demand for commodities. 

The biggest impact has come from a 

slowdown in Chinese imports of raw 

materials. The world market had been 

expecting Chinese factories to resume 

importing raw materials after the 

Olympics. 

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C r i s i s I n T h e S h i p p i n g I n d u s t r y 

These expectations fell short when China 

said that it had ample inventory of metals 

and other raw materials in the pipeline 

with hardly any further demand. 

With crude oil prices cooling off, the 

demand for oil tankers slowed down, 

leading to softening of tanker charter 

rates slowing even further the global 

economy. 

The charter market has come to a virtual 

standstill with carriers reluctant to take on 

new tonnage, or renew expiring charters. 

Instead of committing to long-term 

charters of 12 months and more, carriers 

are fixing ships either on a spot basis or 

periods between one and three months as 

to cover immediate requirements. 

After all, the market forces of “offer and 

demand” are perfectly demonstrated. We 

have today a lot of ships available and 

more newbuildings are coming into the 

industry ready to transport raw material 

and products, the quantities of which are 

reduced. 

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EUROPEAN UNION 

EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY 

EU naval operation against piracy 

(EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation ATALANTA 

Since 8 December 2008 the European 

Union has been conducting a military 

operation to help deter, prevent and 

repress acts of piracy and armed robbery 

off the coast of Somalia. 

This military operation, named EU 

NAVFOR Somalia - Operation 

ATALANTA, was launched in support of 

Resolutions 1814, 1816, 1838 and 1846 

which were adopted in 2008 by the 

United Nations Security Council. Its aim 

is to contribute to: 

• the protection of vessels of the World 

Food Programme (WFP) delivering food 

aid to displaced persons in Somalia; 

• the protection of vulnerable vessels 

sailing in the Gulf of Aden and off the 

Somali coast and the deterrence, 

prevention and repression of acts of 

piracy and armed robbery off the Somali 

coast. 

This operation - the European Union's 

first ever naval operation - is being 

conducted in the framework of the 

European Security and Defence Policy 

(ESDP). 

The Rheinland-Pfalz Frigate fends off a pirate attack 

(Source: EU NAVFOR/German Navy) 

Mandate 

Operation ATALANTA's mission is to: 

• provide protection for vessels chartered 

by the WFP; 

• provide protection for merchant vessels; 

• employ the necessary measures, 

including the use of force, to deter, 

prevent and intervene in order to bring to 

an end acts of piracy and armed robbery 

which may be committed in the areas 

where they are present.

Operational parameters 

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The Political and Security Committee 

(PSC) exercises the political control and 

strategic direction of the EU military 

operation, under the responsibility of the 

Council of the European Union. For its 

part, the European Union Military 

Committee (EUMC) monitors the correct 

execution of the operation conducted 

under the responsibility of the Operation 

Commander. 

The operation is scheduled for an initial 

period of twelve months. During this 

period more than twenty vessels and 

aircraft will take part in EU NAVFOR, i.e. 

more than 1,500 military personnel. At 

the present time, five EU member states 

are making a permanent operational 

contribution to the operation: Greece, 

France, Spain, Germany and Italy. They 

should be joined by Sweden, Belgium and 

the Netherlands in the near future. 

Contributions from third countries such 

as Norway are also expected. Also, a 

number of Cypriot, Maltese and Finnish 

military personnel supplement the team 

at the Northwood OHQ. 

The joint funding of the operation 

amounts to EUR 8,3 million. This budget, 

which is shared between the EU member 

states and is established on the basis of 

their GDP, mainly covers the running 

costs of the OHQ and the FHQ. The 

common costs for supplying the force are 

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shared by the contributing countries and 

established according to their 

involvement in the operation, with each 

country continuing to bear the cost of the 

resources it implements (notably 

deployment costs, logistical support and 

pay). 

The military personnel involved in the 

operation can arrest, detain and transfer 

persons who are suspected of having 

committed or who have committed acts 

of piracy or armed robbery in the areas 

where they are present. They can seize the 

vessels of the pirates or the vessels 

captured following an act of piracy or an 

armed robbery and which are in the hands 

of the pirates, as well as the goods on 

board. The suspects can be prosecuted, as 

appropriate, by an EU member state or by 

Kenya under the agreement signed with 

the EU on 6 March 2009 giving the 

Kenyan authorities the right to prosecute. 

Signing of the agreement between the European 

Union and Kenya on 6 March 2009 

The European naval force operates in a 

zone comprising the south of the Red 

Sea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the 

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Indian Ocean, which represents an area 

comparable to that of the Mediterranean. 

Several naval forces are present in this 

zone and provide permanent or 

temporary backup to the action 

conducted by the European naval force. 

The EU NAVFOR operation is in 

permanent liaison with these forces 

(CTF-151, NATO Maritime Group, 

Russian, Indian, Japanese and Chinese 

vessels). 

Each merchant vessel wishing to transit 

through the Gulf of Aden or off the 

coast of Somalia is requested to register 

in advance as to facilitate the coordination 

of maritime traffic. This initiative, which 

was welcomed by the whole community 

of shipowners and merchant navies, 

makes it possible for vessels that observe 

EU NAVFOR recommendations to know 

what arrangements are being deployed, 

receive in some cases-close military 

protection, and thus reduce the risk of 

attacks or capture. 

Since the start of the operation the 

number of attacks by pirates has greatly 

diminished. This is linked to the 

dissuasive presence of the vessels of the 

EU NAVFOR ATALANTA force and to 

the self-protection measures which have 

been put in place for merchant shipping at 

the recommendation of the European 

naval force. 

A comprehensive European 

approach 

Operation EU NAVFOR is part of the 

global action conducted by the EU in the 

Horn of Africa to deal with the Somali 

crisis, which has political, security and 

humanitarian aspects. 

The EU supports the Djibouti process for 

peace and reconciliation in Somalia, 

facilitated by the UN. The EU is 

multiplying its efforts to support the 

peace process and has called on all parties 

in Somalia to ease the 

suffering of the population and to seize 

this opportunity to work towards the 

restoration of security, stability and 

development in Somalia. The government 

also has the task of delivering a new 

constitution, to be adopted by 

referendum, and of setting up 

democratically elected institutions by the 

end of the transition period in August 

2011. 

The EU and its member states support 

the African Union's military mission to 

Somalia (AMISOM) financially, in terms 

of planning and capacity building, in 

order to increase, in particular, the 

efficiency of the Somali police force and 

to combat any abuse and serious violation 

of human rights. 

Source taken from: 

European Security and Defence Policy 

(ESDP)

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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M a r l o w O f f i c e s 

Marlow Navigation Cyprus 

Technical Department 

In this issue we will introduce the 

Technical Department. This 

Department manages the daily technical 

maintenance repairs and operational 

aspects of the ships under Technical 

Management. 

We would like to take this opportunity to 

introduce to you our Technical Managers 

and Senior Superintendents who run our 

Technical Management activities. 

Alasdair Macmillan - Technical Director 

Mr. Alasdair Macmillan is a British 

national from Scotland. He has been with 

Marlow since 2005 and was employed as 

the Newbuildings Project Manager, until 

the restructuring of the department in 

2008, when he moved to his present 

position of Technical Director. Alasdair 

is a Class 1 Marine Engineer Officer with 

many years of both seagoing and shore 

experience in shipping. 

Emilios Skoullos - Fleet Manager (Bulk Carrier Fleet) 

Mr. Emilios Skoullos is a Cypriot national, 

and we are proud to say that he has been 

with our company for many years, in fact, 

he joined us in 1990 as a Technical 

Superintendent. He holds Chief Engineer 

licence and has many years experience 

both on board vessels and as a 

Superintendent. With the reorganization 

of the department in 2008, he moved to 

his present position as Fleet Manager 

(Bulk Carrier Fleet). 

Tony Paramsothy - Fleet Manager (Container Fleet) 

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Mr. Tony Paramsothy a British national 

from Sri Lanka and he has been in Cyprus 

for many years. He is an ex 

seafarer with many years of seagoing 

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experience under his belt, beginning his 

career as a Junior Engineer and signing 

off as a Chief Engineer. Before coming 

to Marlow he worked for other 

reputable shipping companies. He joined 

our company in 2004 as a Technical 

Superintendent and with the 

reorganization of the department in 2008, 

he moved to his present position as Fleet 

Manager (Container Fleet). 

Wilfried Backs - Senior Superintendent 


Mr.Wilfried Backs is a German national, 

and holds Chief Engineers license with 

long seagoing experience. He has been 

working at Marlow since 2004, initially as 

a Technical Superintendent; he took up 

his present position as Senior 

Superintendent in the Newbuildings 

Section, with the recent reorganization of 

the department. 

Vladimir Mitsukov - Operations Manager 

Mr. Vladimir Mitsukov an Ukrainian 

national, an ex mariner and holder of 

Deep Sea Captain license with more than 

10 years seagoing experience on a variety 

of ships, as well as many years experience 

as a Marine Superintendent ashore. He 

joined our company in 2001 as a Marine 

Superintendent/DPA, and took up his 

present position as Operations Manager 

with the recent reorganization of the 

department. 

Volodymyr Meryushchenko - 

Marine Superintendent /DPA 

Capt. Meryushchenko an Ukrainian 

national and an ex mariner with more 

than 10 years experience on Marlow 

crew managed vessels as a Master (some

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of you may have sailed with him). He 

joined us in Cyprus in 2007 as the 

Company’s DPA/Marine Superintendent. 

Andreas Alexandrakis - Company Security Officer / 

Alt. DPA 

Mr. Andreas Alexandrakis is a Cypriot 

national, who joined the Company in 

2003 as the Company Security Officer 

(CSO)/Marine Superintendent. Prior to 

joining Marlow he was involved in the 

shipping industry since graduating from 

University with a Degree in 

Mechanical Engineering. Andreas had 

some seagoing experience as part of 

mandatory training for his HND in 

Marine Engineering. 

Andreas Christophi - Purchasing Manager 

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Mr. Andreas Christophi a Cypriot national 

joined the company in 1995 as a 

Technical Assistant and has through the 

years attained the necessary background 

experience to have the position of 

Purchasing Manager. He is a University 

graduate with a Degree in Mechanical 

Engineering. 

“Photo Gallery” of other Key 

Personnel in the Department. 

Sergiy Voloshyn 

Technical 

Superintendent 

Ukraine national 

Alexandros 

Stamatiou 

Senior I.T System 

Administrator 

Cypriot national 

Konstantinos 

Dimitriou 

Naval Architect 

Greek national 

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Herein below you will find the organogram of the Technical Department. 

Purchasing 

Manager 

Purchasing 

Officers 

Purchasing 

Section 

Company Security 

Officer (CSO) 

Technical 

Superintendents 

Technical 

Secrtaries 

Fleet Manager (Container 

Fleet) 

Senior I.T 

Systems 

Administrator 

Technical I.T 

Systems 

Engineer 

Technical I.T 

Secretary 

Chairman 

Joint Managing 

Director 

Technical Director 

Fleet Manager (Bulk Carrier 

Fleet) 

Marine 


Marine 

Secretary 

Designated Person Ashore 

(DPA) 

Operations 

Manager 

Senior 


Naval 

Architect 

Technical 

Secretary 

Technical Inspection I.T Inspection Marine Inspection Operations New Buildings

Procurement Section 

Joseph Josephides - Procurement Manager 

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Capt. Josephides a well known figure in 

the shipping industry. He started his 

career as a Sea Cadet in 1964, and through 

the years obtained the necessary 

qualifications and hands on experience as 

an Able Seaman/Carpenter, 2nd Officer, 

and Chief Officer and from 1974 – 1987 

serving as Master on many ships (all in the 

same Company). 

In 1987 he started his career ashore 

working in different supervising posts in 

his Company abroad. In 1989 he 

returned to Cyprus and in 1991 took up 

employment with Marlow as Quality 

Manager/ Technical Management and in 

2004 he became Fleet Manager in the 

Technical Department. More recently in 

2008 he took up the position of 

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“Procurement Manager”, where his 

wealth of experience is fully utilized in 

many areas. He belongs to the Corporate 

Administration Department and reports 

to the Top Management. 

Capt. Josephides is a Cypriot national and 

has a son and a daughter and is also a 

proud grandfather. 

Quality Section 

George Kavazis - Quality Manager 

Mr. George Kavazis joined our Company 

in 2004 in the position of Quality 

Manager. As from 2007, the year in 

which Marlow implemented an 

environmental management system, 

George was appointed as the 

company’s Environmental Management 

Representative as per ISO 14001:2004. 

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Prior to joining Marlow, George worked Marlow Navigation Romania 

as a Quality & Safety Manager for another 

management company. George belongs 

to the Quality Section which acts 

independently and is part of the 

Corporate Administration Department, 

reporting directly to Top 

Management. His main responsibility is 

to ensure proper and effective 

implementation of the company’s 

Integrated Management System (ISO 

9001:2000/ ISO 14001:2004 & 

ISM-Code) as per requirements of the 

company’s procedures and applicable 

national and international regulations and 

standards. 

George is a University Graduate with 

degrees in Marine Engineering, Maritime 

& Offshore Engineering, and a Masters in 

Business Administration. Additionally he 

had seagoing experience as part of 

mandatory training during his studies for 

an HND in Marine Engineering. 

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Article Provided by - 

MN CYPRUS 

Marlow Navigation started 

crewing activities in Romania 

in 2004 through the Romanian 

co-operation with Smart Group, a 

Romanian independent crewing agency. 

In August 2005, ‘SC Marlow Navigation 

SRL’ better known as ‘Marlow Navigation 

Constanta’ was established in Romania to 

provide qualified Romanian seafarers to 

its principals. 

Tiberiu Georgescu - Managing Director 

Due to the rapid development, in 2008 

the company moved to the Marlow 

Building, located at 50 Mamaia Blvd. 

Today, our agency has already become a 

known and respectful entity, due to the 

high quality of selection and recruitment 

process of seafarers.

Marlow Building - Constanta 

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Marlow Navigation Constanta, provides 

manning services exclusively to the 

Marlow Navigation group of companies 

in accordance with the requirements of 

international conventions relating to 

recruitment and placement of seafarers 

and the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. 

Our activity in this area is duly certified by 

the Ministry of Transport of Romania 

and subject to annual external audits. Our 

internal ISO Policy reflects the needs of 

our customers and aims to achieve clear 

and transparent recruitment procedures. 

This initiative is maintained by our duly 

trained office staff and carefully selected 

pool of seafarers. 

We ensure to provide best quality and 

competitive services related to 

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recruitment procedures such as 

interviewing and proposing suitable 

candidates for a specific vacancy, in-house 

training courses and computer testing, 

flag documents application, visa 

application and also supply of working 

clothes. 

The continuous support of our client is 

the evidence of the quality services 

provided to them and a reward to our 

commitment to high standard and 

professional approach. 

This in its turn promotes the continuous 

employment of our seafarers within the 

Marlow group of companies. 

We would like to take this opportunity to 

thank all operational groups we 

co-operate with and would like to express 

our appreciation for their kind assistance 

and communication throughout the years 

of mutual collaboration. 


MN ROMANIA 

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Marlow Navigation Netherlands B.V. 

Company Profile 

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Marlow Navigation Netherlands 

B.V. is situated close to the centre 

of Rotterdam, next to the 

Seaman’s Mission and with a beautiful 

view over the river Maas. 

The Company was established in 

December 1991, originally as Sea-Serve 

Rotterdam B.V. with the aim of 

representing Marlow Navigation in the 

Netherlands region and providing port 

agency services in 

Belgium. 

Netherlands and 

In 1999 Sea-Crew Rotterdam B.V. 

commenced operating as a crew 

management company for third-party 

companies with vessels flying the Dutch 

flag. 

In 2006, the two Companies Sea-Serve 

Rotterdam B.V. and Sea-Crew Rotterdam 

B.V. merged and the new Company was 

renamed Marlow Navigation Netherlands 

B.V. to more easily combine with its 

principal, and for the seafarers to identify 

to the same name. 

The three main activities of Marlow 

Navigation Netherlands B.V. are crew 

management services for third parties, 

manning agency and port agency services 

for Marlow. 

The crewing department is handling 680 

seafarers employed on board client’s 

vessels. Our agency department is taking 

care approximately 2.400 crew changes 

per annum and is entering Marlow’s crew 

managed vessels approximately 3.100 

times a year to provide the requested 

services. 

We are pleased to be able to introduce our 

departments and colleagues in the 

following pages. 

Frans Roelse - Managing Director 

Mr. Frans Roelse, a Dutch National, has 

been the Managing Director of Marlow 

Netherlands since 2003. In 1989 he 

started his career as an accountant in the 

shipping industry. In 1994 he changed his 

career path to the shipping world in the 

financial sector. Frans is a proud father 

of two sons; a four year old and a new 

born.

Our Agency Department 

Port Agency 

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Every day a large number of vessels in 

crew management of Marlow 

enter the ports of the Netherlands and 

Belgium. As a result of a yearly increase 

of vessels calling the Netherlands 

nowadays a team of 6 port agents are 7 

days a week 24 hours a day available to 

assist in all crew related arrangements for 

these vessels, such as: 

-Crew changes 

-Visa applications 

-Flag state applications 

-Medical assistance such as doctor/ 

dentist visits 

-Medical examinations 

-Supply of working gear 

Our agents are well known throughout 

the port of Rotterdam and recognisable 

via the “blue vw-passat”. 

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Our port agency operator also arranges 

crew inspections/evaluations and has a 

direct communication with our principals 

when performing such ship visits on 

board. Whenever our agent is on board 

you are free to ask him anything 

regarding your employment with Marlow 

Navigation. 

The port agency department consists also 

of two ladies; they are taking care of the 

day to day operational and administrative 

work related to all our activities. 

The staff of our port agency department 

ensure that all related activities regarding 

the embarkation or disembarkation of the 

seafarers who are employed by Marlow 

Navigation will be arranged in a smooth 

manner. To understand and learn what 

the life of a seafarer is all about, all our 

agents underwent a familiarization trip on 

board the M.V. Dana Hollandia. 

Manning Agency 

Since the beginning, our office is acting as 

manning agent to our principals by 

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offering and employing Cape Verde with Marlow Navigation. After several 

seafarers. 

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Geoffry Filius - Port 

Agency Manager 

Geoffry took up 

his employment 

with Marlow in 

2003 as Port 

Agency Manager. 

He is a Dutch 

National with a 10 

years experience with various shipping 

companies. Our service goes further than 

arranging a crew change. Feel free to ask 

your agent when he attends your vessel, 

at any time. 

Recently Mr. Jorge Lima, our Manning 

Officer, retired after working more than 

25 years with Marlow Navigation. All 

activities related to the position of 

Mr. Jorge Lima have been taken over by 

our new Manning Officer Mr. Humberto 

Dos Reis Lopes, who has a long career 

within Marlow Navigation as seafarer, and 

port agency operator. 

Humberto Dos Reis 

Lopes 

Crew Manning Officer 

Humberto Dos 

Reis Lopes 

started his career 

1979 as seafarer 

years he relocated ashore as a senior port 

agent. In 2008 Humberto took over all 

activities which are related to the position 

of Crew Manning Officer. 

Bas Mourits - Senior Port Agent. 

Navigational watch on Dana Hollandla 

After working several years in the port of 

Rotterdam, Bas started with Marlow 

Navigation in 2008. He recently joined 

M.V. Dana Hollandia for a familiarization 

trip. 

Dominique Verberne - Port Agent 

Taking part of a life boat drill 

Dominique has been working for Marlow 

Navigation since 2008, prior to his

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employment with Marlow Navigation he 

was a forwarding agent. 

Richard Fatih - Port Agent 

Richard started with the company 

in 2008, after a career as dispatching agent 

in the port of Rotterdam. With almost 

2mtr height you won’t miss him when he 

is boarding your vessel. 

Thomas started 

recently his 

e m p l oy m e n t 

with Marlow 

N a v i g a t i o n , 

after serving several years for the Royal 

Dutch Navy. 

Thomas Ivan 

Junior Port Agent 

Gail Zinhagel & Ms. Ninde Harte - Port Agency Secretary 

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Gail started within Marlow in 2004 as a 

receptionist. Presently she is working 

together with Ninde Harte, who joined 

our department in 2008. Gail and Ninde 

handle all the work which we receive from 

our principals and take care of seafarers’ 

visa/travel and hotel accommodation. 

Our Crewing Department 

From the beginning the crewing 

department was subject to a lot of 

changes in order to reach a high quality 

level. 

The past 10 years the crewing department 

endured a stable growth. The number of 

vessels manned by Marlow Netherlands 

now reaches 70 with a total of 680 

seafarers permanently on board. 

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As from 2008 Marlow Navigation Laura van Wensen started her career in 

Netherlands is ISO 9001:2000 certificated 

in order to maintain the level of service 

our clients expect. 

The crewing department has been 

expanded in 2008 and consists of five 

persons. One Crew Operator, three 

Assistants and one secretary. 

Andy de Jong started his career with 

Sea-Serve in 1988 as Port Agency 

Operator. As from 2000 he joined the 

Crewing Department as Crew Operations 

Assistant and as from 2003 he took up his 

position as Crew Operator with Marlow 

Navigation Netherlands B.V. 

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Andy de Jong - Crew Operator 

Laura van Wensen - Crew Operations Assistant 

shipping with dredging company, where 

she worked for almost five years at the 

Crewing Department. In October 2003 

she started with Marlow Navigation at the 

Crewing Department as a Crew 

Operations Assistant. 

Corina van Oosten - Crew Operations Assistant 

Corina van Oosten joined Sea-Serve in 

December 2003. She started at the 

Agency Department as Port Agency 

Secretary and since June 2008 she is 

working on the Crewing Department as a 

Crew Operations Assistant. 

Marianne Bloemendal - Crew Operations Assistant 

Marianne Bloemendal joined Sea-Serve in 

2005 as a Port Agency Secretary. After

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three and a half years she took up the 

position at the Crewing Department as 

Crew Operations Assistant with Marlow 


Anoeshka Harhangi - Crew Secretary 

Anoeshka Harhangi joined Sea-Serve as 

an apprentice in June 2002. At first she 

started to work part-time as Crew 

Secretary in 2003 and since the beginning 

of 2004 she is working full-time at the 

Crew Department with Marlow 


Our Crew Accounts Department 

From left to right / top to bottom: Janet (Crew Accounts 

Operator) Laura (Crew Accounts Operator), Mina 

(Crew Accounts Supervisor), and Katja (Crew Accounts 

Manager). 

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The crew accounts department of 

Marlow Navigation Netherlands B.V 

consists of four staff members. 

Mina de Kort has been with the 

department for already eight years, Janet 

Huizer has a service of five years and 

Laura van der Heiden joined the 

department two years ago. The newest 

staff member is Katja Christoforou who 

joined the team six months ago as the 

manager of the department. 

The daily tasks of the department include 

the preparation of the seafarers wage 

accounts, the processing of their monthly 

allotments and the settlement of their 

final wage balances. In addition the 

department arranges Cash to Master 

payments which are delivered on board 

our vessels in the various ports of the 

world and checks the disbursement 

accounts received from port agents or 

clients. The department is always in close 

cooperation with the crewing and 

financial department. In the past the quick 

expansion of the managed fleet has 

imposed high constrains on the 

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department. However thanks to the high The financial department of Marlow 

motivation and commitment of the staff 

these were successfully overcome. Today 

the department is looking positive into 

the future. 

Our Financial Accounts Department 

From left to right: 

- Nathaly Bosma - Management Secretary 

- Petra van Kleef - P&I/Manning 

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fees/Preparation of Budgets 

- Casper Bellaart - Financial Controller 

- Irma Sjahdia - Financial Assistant 

- Nancy Bhoelai - Accounting Assistant 

- Renato Godschalk - Financial Assistant 

Below Centre: 

- Chantal van Walsum - Accounting 

Assistant 

Navigation Netherlands B.V. can be 

divided into two sections. 

The Financial Department is responsible 

for the preparation of the crew 

management invoices and the port agency 

invoicing. Currently two colleagues are 

responsible for the correct handling of 

this very important task. Punctual 

invoicing enables us the high level of 

service we may expect from Marlow 

towards our clients, seafarers and office 

staff. 


MN NETHERLANDS

4th Issue 

Maritime Hotel Rotterdam - “Stella Maris” 

Historical research has shown 

that the first Seaman’s Mission, similar 

to those in London, was opened in 1856 in the 

Westerhaven, known today as Calandstraat. At 

that time is was connected with the Veerhaven, 

but was later filled in. 

In 1906, the Protestant Seaman’s Mission 

opened in the Veerhaven and in 1935, the 

Apostolaat ter Zee’s (Apostolatus Maris or 

Apostleship of the Sea) Roman Catholic 

Seaman’s Mission, Stella Maris, opened on the 

Willemskade. In the 1960’s, the Dutch 

Merchant Navy increasingly started to recruit 

foreign crew and the two “missions” merged 

into the new Stichting Zeemanshuis 

Rotterdam,wherelatertheMaritimeHotelwas 

June 2009 

An article kindly provided by “Stella Maris” Rotterdam 

added,orrather,builtontop. Thedevelopment 

of Rotterdam as world port isreflectedinthehis- 

toryof theSeaman’sMissions. 

Marlow Navigation B.V., formerly Seaserve, is 

of great value to the Maritime Hotel/Seaman’s 

Mission. Marlow’s offices were always within 

walking distance (Westerstraat, Houtlaan, 

Willemskade). The Maritime Hotel/ 

Zeemanshuisdoeseverythingpossibletoserve 

Marlow’sseafarers. Ourlong-termcooperation 

hascreatedaspecialbondandwehopethatthis 

relationship will continue for a long time to 

come. 


Managing Director of “Stella Maris” 

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M/V “DORIAN’’ - Rescue Operation area). Once on board, the crew took care 

One of our crew managed vessels, 

the M/V “Dorian”, was able to 

react to the call for help from a stricken 

passenger ship. As the Master reported, 

the crew managed to rescue 75 persons 

that were on board. A rescue operation 

via life boat would have been nearly 

impossible due to high risks. Luckily the 

other vessel was a “jumping” distance and 

M/V “Dorian” was able to maintain 

safety maneuvering without destroying/ 

damaging each other. The operation 

lasted for 30 minutes; the crew reacted in 

a professional and organized way, with all 

hands standing a line, pulling the persons 

on board from the stricken ship. It seems 

that the passengers had been already quite 

some time under stress and some of their 

reactions were not predictable (all this 

happened at the perimeter of a pirate 

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of all the rescued people, supplying them 

with food and beverages and comic 

videos for the children. 

We would like to congratulate the crew 

members of M/V “Dorian” for their 

successful rescue operation. 

The Editorial Team

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June 2009 

M a r l o w N a v i g a t i o n S o c i a l E v e n t s 

As it has become a custom, several social outings and gatherings take place here at our 

offices in Cyprus including other Marlow offices. We would like to share with you 

several photos of these moments. 

Marlow Navigation Cyprus 

Christmas Celebration 2008 

Marlow Cyprus had their Christmas 

Party 2008 at “Amathus Beach 

Hotel” in Paphos where all 

colleagues and their partners enjoyed 

their stay for the weekend. 

New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party 2008 

Marlow New Year’s Cocktail party took place at the Marlow Building, where many 

associates were invited for drinks and snacks. 

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Awards - Marlow Navigation Cyprus 

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Mr. Andreas Neophytou - Joint Managing Director, celebrated in August 2008, 25 years 

of employment with the company. During our Christmas Party which took place at 

Paphos Amathus Hotel, Mr. Eden congratulated Mr. Neophytou on this milestone in his 

life and in the life of Marlow Navigation. Without a shred of doubt we need no further 

proof of his commitment to Marlow - 25 years speak for themselves ! 

We traditionally honor colleagues with 10 years of service with Marlow Navigation at 

our annual Christmas Party. Herebelow, we would like to introduce to you the awardees. 

From Left to Right : Astero Loizou, Hermann Eden, Annita Galati, Maria Photiou, 

Elena Kirilishina, Popi Ellina, Savvas Constantinides, Despo Margeta, Kalia Demosthenous, 

Andreas Neophytou, Christiana Christodoulou, Andreas Tziakouris, Charis Constantinides, 

Sergey Voloshyn and Klaudia Schmidt 

Hermann Eden congratulating 

Andreas Neophytou for 25 years 

of service.

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MarlowNavigation-Holland&Germany 


MarCrew Schiffahrts GmbH & 

Marlow Ship Management 

Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG hosted 

the annual Christmas party this year. 

As every year we celebrated together with 

Marlow Navigation Netherlands and the 

colleague of the training vessel 

Emsstrom. The Celebrations took place 

in Hamburg, in the wonderful location 

“Elblounge”. The estate is famous for its 

charm and charisma . 

We enjoyed a fantastic evening where 

Mr. Michael Eden made a speech about 

the company and the economical 

developments and Mr. Hermann Eden 

paid tribute to the 10 years service 

anniversary of Mr. Andy de Jong from 

Marlow Navigation Netherlands and Mr. 

Helmut Haack from the Emsstrom. 

The Christmas party 2008 was a 

wonderful and successful event and 

lasted until early daybreak. 

June 2009 

Michael Eden - Managing Director 

(Left to Right) Helmut Haack and Andy De Jong 

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Fishing Trip 

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On Saturday the 28th of February 

Marlow Navigation Netherlands 

organized an annual fishing trip. This 

year we decided to go wreck fishing. The 

fishing boat left port at 06:00 am, so 

everybody had to wake up early that 

morning. 

The trip took four hours before we 

arrived at the first wreck. Therefore, there 

was enough time for everyone to have 

their morning coffee and prepare their 

fishing gear. Shortly after arriving at the 

first wreck, people were already catching 

their first cod. Unfortunately, due to the 

strong currents that day, we could not fish 

for more than 10 minutes at a time, 

before the boat had to reposition over 

another wreck in order to continue our 

fishing. 

After a long and enjoyable day at sea we 

returned back to port in the afternoon. It 

certainly was a great day out which 

everyone enjoyed and will definitely do it 

again next year. 

A Night At The Proms 

On the 21st of November all the staff of 

Marlow Navigation Netherlands went out 

for a lovely meal at the China Boat 

restaurant. After dinner, we continued 

our evening at at the Ahoy complex for a 

Night at the Proms which was the main 

event of the evening. The concept of a 

Night at the Proms is classical music 

combined with pop music. 

Several popular artists of the 80’s, such 

as “Simple Minds”, “Sinead O’Conner” 

and some Dutch artists performed their 

greatest hits accompanied by The Dutch 

Philharmonic Orchestra. The highlight 

of the evening was a performance by a 

famous 90’s band called “Live”. 

Everyone had a fantastic evening which 

will be one to remember and hopefully 

repeat next year! 

Both events were organized by the 

Agency Manager Mr. Geoffrey Filius. 


MN ROTTERDAM

Marlow Navigation Ukraine 

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A New Year’s Eve Cocktail party for all 

staff members. 

A New Year party for the Company 

seafarers’ children held in January 2009. 

It has become a tradition for this party to 

take place every year since 2000. 

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Marlow Navigation Gdynia 


All Staff and their partners were 

invited to the Christmas celebration 

dinner and dance where Mr. Luc Matthys 

represented the Head Office. 

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Marlow Navigation Philippines 

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Our Christmas Party took place at Manila 

Diamond Hotel on the 5th December 

2008. The highlight of our Christmas 

Party was the awarding of the loyalty ring 

to Team Members completing 10 years of 

service with Marlow Navigation. 

A Christmas Party for our Seafarers and 

their family was held on the 11th 

December 2008 at Clamshell 2 of 

Intramuros in Manila. Games were given 

out to their children. 

The CEO of Administration, Mr. Tony 

Galvez and CEO of Operations, Capt. 

Leo Tenorio welcomed our seafarers and 

their families with the assistance of the 

Managers from the Operations Division. 

In April, the company had a 

summer-outing at Hotel Sofitel, where 

they had the privilege to stay overnight 

and enjoy the facilities of the hotel. A 

short program took place where Mr. Tony 

Galvez and Capt. Leo Tenorio 

participated. 

The Management organized a livelihood 

program a Meat Processing seminar for 

the wives of the seafarers which was held 

on the 25th April 2009. The objective was 

to encourage the wives to start a small 

business in order to help their husbands 

especially now that we are experiencing 

global financial crisis. 


MN PHILIPPINES

4th Issue 

The company is happy to report that 

the new training center with 

the Marlow Dormitory next 

to the Marlow Agency 

building in Manila is finally completed and 

since September 2008 life is developing in 

the facilities; cadets have moved into the 

dormitory, classes for cadets are 

conducted, upgrading training activities 

for seafarers are in full swing. 

Marlow Navigation Training Centre (MNTC) and 

Dormitory 

Please find here below details of the 

facilities: 

Fullmissionbridgesimulator(DNVClass‘A’) 

8 mini bridges ( Arpa Radar, Ecdis 

simulators with 120 degrees visual display) 

8 station GMDSS simulator 

8 station Engine room simulator 

4 station crane driving simulator 

T r a i n i n g 

June 2009 

2 computerteachinglaboratories(24seatseach) 

Arc and Gas Welding station (16 stations) 

Metal workshop, with lathe (6) Drill 

press, and others 

Container lashing simulation 

Reefer container simulation 

Space for demo engine and auxiliary 

machinery 

Mooring station simulation 

Smoke house simulation 

Laboratories for physics, chemistry, 

pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic, 

refrigeration 

24 class rooms with audio visual facilities 

92 seat computer lab for Computer 

based training 

Large training kitchen and bakery with 

dining room for more than 300 guests 

16 guest rooms for steward training 

318 beds in the Marlow Dormitory 

Work in the yard 

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A leaflet with upgrading courses on offer 

and courses under development are being 

produced and will be available on the 

MNTC website as well as in hardcopy 

upon your arrival in Manila. 

Besides the activities known from the 

past, the company will be adding training 

courses for our seafarers that were before 

only available with external training 

centers against payment of training fees. 

The training activities in the Marlow 

training center will be free of charge. 

Office staff taking a crash course in welding 

One of the new courses on offer is the 

basic welding course as per Unitor 

standard that started in February and has 

proven to be very popular. We hope that 

over time all deck and engine crew will 

attend welding courses. As long as we 

have available space in the dormitory, the 

participants also enjoy free berths, 

breakfast and dinner. The welding course 

was so popular that even the office staff 

enrolled in a short crash course on the 

weekend to learn more about welding. As 

a further development we will offer as of 

May 2009 a special welding course 

designed in cooperation with Unitor that 

addresses the particular welding and 

cutting requirements on heavy lift vessels. 

Welding in progress 

Another training activity that will concern 

all deck crew will be the evaluation of 

crane driving potential and subsequent 

crane driving courses. We invite all 

returning deck crew to undergo a brief 

evaluation of their skills and aptitudes to 

drive cranes. All those that are naturally 

talented will be invited to a crane driving 

course free of charge to upgrade their 

skills.

Crane driving simulator 

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Other new activities include the Maritime 

Resource Management (MRM) courses as 

accredited by “ The Swedish Club” also 

known as bridge resource management or 

engine resource management courses 

mainly for senior officers that have started 

beginning of April and which have been 

announced and discussed during the 

senior officer seminars. These courses will 

become mandatory with the revised 

STCW convention. 

Senior Officer seminar - workshop 

For all those that pursue a license the 

Marlow Navigation Training Center will 

June 2009 

in the future provide review courses and 

the required simulator course. The 

accreditation for these activities is well 

under way. The latest status of the 

developments and courses on offer will 

be available on the MNTC website or via 

your crew manager in the debriefing 

interview. 

Bridge simulator 


Capt. Wekenborg - MN CYPRUS 

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Senior Officer Seminar - Russia 

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In April 2009, the first two day Senior 

Officer’s Seminar took place in Marlow 

Navigation Russia. Twenty five (25) 

top-Senior Officers from the Russian 

Crew Pool participated; representatives 

from the local offices also took part as 

well as Mr. Alfred Von Der Hoeh from 

our Head Office in Cyprus. 

Amongst the subjects discussed were 

Loss Prevention at Sea, new approach to 

Maritime Human Resource Management 

and future philosophies of Marine 

Personnel Training. 

The above mentioned issues triggered 

spirited discussions amongst the 

participants and we are confident that 

creating such opportunities for seamen 

to express their views creates a better 

overall understanding and co-operation. 

Seminar - Cyprus 

A seminar was held on the 23rd of April 

2009, at our Head Office in Cyprus. 

Mr. Martin Hernqvist, from The Swedish 

Club was the instructor who made a 

presentation on 

Management. 

Maritime Resource 

The presentation was directed to the 

Management and Senior Superintendents. 

The course is designed to minimize the 

risk of incidents which happen on board 

by encouraging safe and responsible 

behaviour for crew personnel. Its aim is 

to give positive attitudes to good personal 

communication, leadership skills and to 

comply with operating procedures. 

“Mari�me Resource Management is a 

training programme for ship’s 

Officers, Engineers, Pilots and 

shore-based personnel. The aim is to 

increase knowledge about human 

capabili�es and limita�ons and to 

safeguard posi�ve a�tudes to safety 

and teamwork”

MODEL MAKING BY 

OILER/JOHN SUPENA 

4th Issue 

John E. Supena has been working as an 

Oiler for Marlow Navigation for the 

last 5 years. We knew that he is skilled at 

his job, but, we must admit, were quite 

surprised to learn that John’s hobby is 

making wooden ships scale models dur- 

ing his free time on board. 

In fact Mike Herzog the superintendent 

in charge of his vessel was delighted to 

receive from him a gift of the model of 

M/V SLEIPNER, an 804 TEU container 

feeder. As you can see from the photo it 

shows how much work went into the 

model taking into account every detail and 

all measurements from the original ship. 

Mike Herzog and Andy Sarris show off the model 

which they display at their work station. 

June 2009 

A c t i v i t i e s O n B o a r d 

BASKETBALL TEAM 

MV ACX PLUMERIA ex Klaus J is a 

1900 TEU Container vessel, running 

between Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, 

Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. 

The voyage takes 28 days; 

As usual on this type of vessel, nearly no 

chance to go ashore. 

We are 20 crew, all of us are fully 

integrated in the vessels performance. 

So you need recreation; 

We do have a Sauna, Pool and Gym. The 

gym is used but not the others. 

After I joined the vessel I asked my crew 

about basketball, everybody agreed. From 

long time ago we found a basket in the 

bosun’s store, prepared a deck surrounded 

with nets as basketball ground, finally we 

bought a ball. 

And then it starts; 

Most of us, after we finish work try to 

regenerate by means of basketball, even 

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if the basketball field is not that big. After I informed Marlow, Cyprus about our 

a certain time my “cookie” came and 

recommended to wear tricots to know the 

opponent. 

The complete crew ordered at Manila and 

paid themselves tricots and pants. 

As we are 2 teams one has Blue the other 

has White strip. 

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basketball team and they gave us a very 

good donation, it helps to improve life on 

board. 

(We do have no copyrights). 

Article provided by - Capt. Rathmann 

Master/Coach

ZENOBIA - SHIPWRECK 

Name: Zenobia/Zenovia 

Tonnage: 12000 brt. 

Length: 172 meters 

Width: 23 meters 

Speed: 21 knots 

Built: 1979 by Kockums - Malmø 

Nationality: Swedish 

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Zenobia a Swedish Ro-Ro ferry, on 

her way from Istanbul to Libya 

loaded with trucks, when she started 

facing problems with stability just outside 

the coastline of Larnaca - Cyprus. It was 

towed to Larnaca where it floated for two 

days, before it sank. The crew thought 

they had managed to fix the problem, 

when the ship rolled over the port side, 

the cargo followed and the ship went 

down. 

The ship was a roll-on roll-off ferry, it had 

two decks and could carry 140 passengers. 

June 2009 

M a r i n e S t o r y 

It sank at 02:30 hrs on the 7th of June 

1980 approximately, 1500 meters off 

shore. Zenobia rests on her port side at 

42 meters (137 feet) lying on the seabed, 

and 18 meters (60) feet from the surface. 

The Zenobia weighs 10,000 tons, is 172 

meters long, and 28 meters wide. On 

board there are more than 100 lorries and 

cars, many of these can be found outside 

of the ship. 

Diving on Zenobia 

Zenobia is a safe wreck to penetrate if 

you have the right gear. If you swim 

through a door in the bow you will enter 

the lorry deck where the trucks were 

parked. Zenobia is a very popular wreck 

in the Mediterranean. Many divers each 

day dive to the wreck. 

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The bridge and the restaurant can also be 

penetrated. In the restaurant you can 

25 Years Award 

swim in and see the cafeteria and take a 

A party was organised by the 

look at the coke machine witch makes you 

want to order something! 

Master and crew of M/V CMA CGM 

MONTENEGRO on the 11th of April 

The Zenobia wreck has now become a 

protected artificial reef, with many species 

of fish making it their home, including 

Dusky and Striped Groupers, Sea Bass, 

Amberjacks, Barracuda, Parrotfish, a 

variety of Bream and Wrasse, to name but 

a few. In fact, the marine life in and 

around the wreck is unique, and the “Dive 

Site” is currently rated amongst the top 

ten wreck dive sites of the world. 

The Zenobia wreck dive is an absolute 

must, for all serious divers, visiting 

Cyprus. 

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The photographs have 

been provided by our 

I.T Manager 

Mr. Manos Manolis 

a keen and 

experienced diver 

2009, in celebration of the 25 years of 

A/B Bradford Harrison’s service with 

Marlow.

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Below you will find photos of several 

seamen receiving their watch as a reward 

for the 10 years of sea service with 

Marlow. 

June 2009 

W a t c h G i v i n g - 1 0 Y e a r s 

10 Years of Service with M/V Emsstrom 

Peter Grunau and Michael Kazcmarek receiving congratulations for completing 10 years 

of service on the Marlow training vessel M/V Emsstrom, both familiar figures to many 

of you who may have been trained on the vessel. 

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Here below is the list of the Long 

Serving Seamen who have 

completed between 13 - 17 years, 

calculating minimum 2600 actual sea 

service days and more. 

NO. SURNAME NAME RANK 

PHILIPPINES 

1 ILIGAN WILFREDO CAPT 

2 PANES ZOSIMO CAPT 

3 CONLU CHRISTOPHER CAPT 

4 DAVID AVELINO CENG 

5 RUEDA POMPEYO G CHCK 

6 FERNANDEZ RODOLFO COFF 

7 BERTUMEN EDGARDO COFF 

8 RANCES ALMER C. COFF 

9 GUY MICHAEL COFF 

10 ESPEDIDO RENATO COFF 

11 CAGWING ANGEL JR B COFF 

12 ROBLES BENHUR ESTONINA COFF 

13 IBAL EDMUNDO COFF 

14 BUENA JOEDY CK-A 

15 MERCADO EMERITO CK-A 

16 RAMOS ARMANDO CK-A 

17 CONDE, C RICARDO 2OFF 

18 ONG MARCIAL 2OFF 

19 ABASTILLAS ERNESTO 2OFF 

20 ZONIO ORLANDO 2OFF 

21 BARRIENTOS RUBEN 2OFF 

22 BINARAO EDMUNDO 2OFF 

23 CAPACIETE FRANK 2OFF 

24 ELIZARIO RAYMUNDO JR.G. 2OFF 

25 ELLORAN DANILO A. 2OFF 

L o n g S e r v i n g S e a m e n 

26 DOMINGO DOMINADOR 2OFF 

27 BITO-ON EDUARDO 2OFF 

28 SAYLO RODOLFO V. 2ENG 

29 PANELO MARIO P. 2ENG 

30 AMIS BENEDICTO 2ENG 

31 ALEJO FELIPE 2ENG 

32 QUERUBIN GREGORIO 2ENG 

33 CABARON CARLOS 2ENG 

34 AGUIRRE DIOSDADO 3ENG 

35 GARCIA BENITO 3ENG 

36 GARCIA ROMAN D 3ENG 

37 SAMSON RICHARD 4ENG 

38 JESALVA HONORIO 4ENG 

39 MAGNO ROMEO,V. ELEC 

40 LIPAOPAO REYNALDO Y. ELEC 

41 BALASA RICARDO BSN 

42 MATIONG JOSEPH BSN 

43 RIOMALOS WILFREDO BSN 

44 GRANDE MELECIO A. BSN 

45 MONSALE RICHARD S BSN 

46 ABANGGAN ALEJANDRINO D. BSN 

47 AMPEL SATURNINO BSN 

48 GEMENIANO LAURO BSN 

49 BAUTISTA ROMELIO M BSN 

50 BERNALES JADE BSN 

51 LOPEZ MARVIN BSN 

52 SAAVEDRA RICARDO M. JR. BSN 

53 CARPIO ERASMO BSN 

54 VILLANUEVA JOSE MARIA BSN 

55 SERNEO EDUARDO E. BSN

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56 VIGO RIZALDO BSN 

57 BANUDAN ASUERO BSN 

58 GONZALES MICHAEL DAVE BSN 

59 GOLVEO EFREN,T. BSN 

60 BADUYEN LEO BSN 

61 MAGPUSAO ROMMEL BSN 

62 ARAULLO RENE BSN 

63 CONANAN SERMUNDO BSN 

64 CRUZ TEOFILO BSN 

65 TAN HILAIRE BSN 

66 ABELLANA ALBERT A KA/B 

67 ESCAREZ NAPOLEON A/B 

68 LAYSON ANGEL A/B 

69 PAROJINOG JONATHAN A/B 

70 VARGAS EMILIANO JR. A/B 

71 FERNANDEZ REYNOLD A/B 

72 ENCARNACION JERSON A/B 

73 CABATAY WILFREDO A/B 

74 CUIZON CLYDE A/B 

75 SASIS JESSIE A/B 

76 PAZ GRESOGONO A/B 

77 BENITEZ RUBEN A/B 

78 MONREAL RONNEL A/B 

79 CANLAS AGAPITO A/B 

80 BEDIA EDDIE A/B 

81 MAYUGA RANDY A/B 

82 GACAYAN ROLANDO A/B 

83 NUESTRO VALENTINO A/B 

84 SEDANTO WILBUR A/B 

85 HECHANOVA CYRIL A/B 

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86 MARCO MICHAEL A/B 

87 LARIDO DIONILO A/B 

88 DE RAMOS GREGORIO A/B 

89 DE CASTRO IRENEO A/B 

90 ACURANTES GILBERT A/B 

91 PRUDENCIADO RECTO A/B 

92 ACEBEDO HENRY,M. A/B 

93 DE PABLO BERBERTO A/B 

94 SERAPION NELSON BOCHORNO A/B 

95 AUPE EDWIN I. A/B 

96 SAJOL BERNARDO A/B 

97 CAPACIETE FERMIN A/B 

98 OSIEL SAMUEL A/B 

99 PRIETO EDGARDO A/B 

100 PANGANIBAN NESTORIO A/B 

101 MONSALE EDGAR N. A/B 

102 CATALOGO JERRY A/B 

103 COSTELO PORFERIO A/B 

104 PILLADO CHRISTOPHER A/B 

105 MORADAS JOSE RECTOR A/B 

106 JUATON MARIO L. A/B 

107 SARMIENTO EMER A/B 

108 ROLDAN EMMANUEL A/B 

109 NAPA LESLIE L. A/B 

110 NEMIS EDGAR A/B 

111 PASTIDIO ERNESTO O/S 

112 SOLIS CATALINO O/S 

113 DIZON JOENEL O/S 

114 BAUTISTA PERLITO O/S 

115 CO DONATO FITT 

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116 CABORDA ALEJANDRO Y. FITT 

117 DISPULO ANTONIO FITT 

118 SERAN EFREN G. FITT 

119 FALSARIO OSCAR F. FITT 

120 PASTOR SAMMY P. FITT 

121 ESPIRITU MEMY FITT 

122 MONREAL RUBEN OIL 

123 BAROJA ROBERTO OIL 

124 PARAAN ARNULFO OIL 

125 VILLEGAS SONY OIL 

126 BIBAT SEVERINO G. OIL 

127 TABAT ROMEO OIL 

128 CAMPOY TIMY OIL 

129 ALMENDRAS ROMEO P. OIL 

130 DASOY BOYEEN OIL 

131 TUPAZ GILBERTO O. OIL 

132 DOREN ZALDY OIL 

133 PROVIDO LITO OIL 

134 BOCANEGRA ROBERTO OIL 

135 PESTANO NATIVIDAD OIL 

136 MAGTURO ARNEL OIL 

137 BAUTISTA CARMELO OSCK 

138 NUEVAESPANA EFREN WIPR 

139 GALILEA BENITO COOK 

140 VILORIA ROSENDO COOK 

141 GARAY JAIME COOK 

142 REYES MARIO COOK 

143 CRUZ ALEXANDER COOK 

144 CRESPO MARCELINO COOK 

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POLAND 

145 JANKOWSKI IRENEUSZ CAPT 

146 MYSINSKI WIESLAW MARIAN CAPT 

147 KLUNDER MARIUSZ CAPT 

148 NALASKOWSKI MARIUSZ CAPT 

149 CHWIESZCZENIK PAWEL CAPT 

150 PAWLASZEK ZDZISLAW CAPT 

151 SZAMREJ KRZYSZTOF CAPT 

152 KULIK TOMASZ CAPT 

153 NOWACKI WIESLAW CAPT 

154 LEWANDOWSKI KRZYSZTOF CAPT 

155 CZYCZ PAWEL COFF 

156 MARCINKIEWICZ STANISLAW COFF 

157 KOWALSKI JACEK COFF 

158 SZMUCINSKI ANDRZEJ CENG 

159 RYBICKI PIOTR CENG 

160 RACIBORSKI ARKADIUSZ CENG 

161 LASZYCA DARIUSZ CENG 

162 LUCYSZYN ZDZISLAW CENG 

163 GOLCZYK KAZIMIERZ CENG 

164 WRZESZCZ WOJCIECH CENG 

165 GALAZKA KRZYSZTOF EENG 

166 KRUPINSKI TADEUSZ SENG 

167 LOSIEWSKI FRANCISZEK SENG 

168 ZALEWSKI ROBERT SENG 

169 STAROSTKA EDWARD SENG 

170 MICHNOWICZ MARIAN CENG 

171 MILOBECKI ANDRZEJ A/B 

172 GILEWICZ MARIUSZ A/B 

173 BLOK ROMAN A/B 

174 KESY ANDRZEJ A/B 

175 STEFANCZUK TADEUSZ A/B

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176 DRZEWOWSKI LECH A/B 

177 PROKOPOWICZ STANISLAW A/B 

178 KLESZCZEWSKI JERZY A/B 

179 JABLONOWSKI ROBERT A/B 

180 SWIECZKOWSKI GRZEGORZ O/S 

181 BAJDAN JAN OSCK 

182 DOLGAN JAN ANTONI OSCK 

183 GONCZ RYSZARD OSCK 

184 JAROSZ KRZYSZTOF OSMB 

185 JANKOWSKI ANTONI COOK 

CABOVERDE 

186 DA CRUZ FORTES PAULO JORGE 2ENG 

187 DOS SANTOS JOSE DA LUZ KA/B 

188 LIMA DA GRACA CELESTINO A/B 

189 DIAS GONCALVES ZACARIAS A/B 

190 RAMOS DA ROCHA JOAO A/B 

191 OLIVEIRA SALAZAR MARIO A/B 

192 COELHO COSTA EDUINO A/B 

193 FERREIRA JOAO JOSE DA GRACA A/B 

194 DIAS ALVES PAULO SERGIO O/S 

195 

ROCHA GUIL- 

HERME JOAO BAPTISTA OSCK 

196 CRUZ TAVARES CARLOS JORGE OSCK 

197 NEVES HERCULANO PINTO COOK 

RUSSIA 

198 FILONENKO IGOR CAPT 

199 MALYSHEV VIKTOR CAPT 

200 PAVLENKO SERGEY CAPT 

June 2009 

201 SHARYUKOV FIDEL CAPT 

202 PAVLOV NIKOLAY CENG 

203 GRIGORYAN ALEXANDR CENG 

204 VORONTSOV ALEXANDR CENG 

205 PASTUSHCHAK ALEXANDER ELEC 

GERMANY 

206 AISSEN ULRICH CAPT 

207 WILK KLAUS HERMANN CAPT 

208 FLOESS KONRAD CAPT 

209 DIBOWSKI WILHELM CAPT 

210 KRIEGER BERND CAPT 

211 VON PUTTKAMER HASSO CAPT 

212 HUEBNER MATTHIAS CENG 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

213 CHYTIL IVO CAPT 

214 SVOBODA ALES CAPT 

GHANA 

215 AKADE YEBOAH FRANCIS A/B 

ICELAND 

216 KRISTJANSSON EYJOLFUR CAPT 

LATVIA 

217 JUZAKOVS SERGEJS CAPT 

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W i n n e r s o f P h o t o C o n t e s t - 3 r d I s s u e 

We would like to congratulate all four winners of the previous photo contest. 

As you can see below, photos were taken while receiving their prize - a digital camera. 

2nd Winner: Cook Jovilito N. Candia 

4th Winner: 3/Off Rollen Camayudo 

Unfortunately it was not possible to 

obtain a photo of Capt. Beker 

receiving his prize. 

1st Winner: Capt. Peter Beker 

3rd Winner: 2/Off Raymundo G. Elizario

4th Issue 

June 2009 

POPEYE THE SAILOR - Cartoon Character / Animated Character 

Born: 17 January 1929 

Birthplace: The Comics 

Best known as: Fist-fighting, spinach-loving sailor of comics and cartoons 

Popeye the Sailor has been well-known to comic strip fans since his first 

appearance in the newspaper strip Thimble Theater in 1929. The 

hot-tempered old salt with bulging forearms and a fractured vocabulary was at 

first a minor character, but he grew to dominate the strip as readers fell for 

Popeye "the sailor man." 

F e a t u r e s 

A comical cast of characters grew up around him: skinny flirt Olive Oyl, 

origin-free orphan Swee'pea, tattered hamburger-lover J. Wellington Wimpy, and 

the bewhiskered brute Bluto, Popeye's perennial rival for Olive's attention. 

Popeye loved a good brawl, and would eat a can of spinach to give himself enough 

strength to secure victory. In 1933 Popeye made his way to animated cartoons 

(appearing first in a Betty Boop short), and that's where his supernatural spinach 

habit really became famous, along with screwball sayings like "I yam what I yam" 

and "That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!" Hundreds of Popeye short 

subjects were made, and Popeye cartoons were a fixture in movie theaters and 

television well into the 1960s. The comic strip continued right into the 21st 

century, handled by a succession of artists. (Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar, died in 

1938.) Popeye was played by Robin Williams in the 1980 feature film Popeye, 

which co-starred Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl and was directed by Robert Altman. 

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Answers on inside of cover page

INTERESTING FACTS 

4th Issue 

June 2009 

1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If 

you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side. 

2. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 

3. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. 

4. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night. 

5. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune 

system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 

100 times a day. 

6. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, 

but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. 

7. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. 

8. The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming 

hormones. 

9. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can 

for a carburetor. 

10. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros. 

11. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film 

about it. 

12. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, 

the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died 

as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, 

the person died of natural cause. 

13. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 

feet!! 

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